πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.NF.B.6
🍅 Multiplying fraction stories
Fraction multiplication story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
11/2 of Priya's garden is vegetables. 2/3 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
2Each shelf Lily builds is 2 1/3 feet long. How many feet of wood for 4 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
34/5 of Leo's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
42/4 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
5Each shelf Aiden builds is 1 4/5 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Each shelf Maya builds is 2 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
71/3 of Sam's garden is vegetables. 1/4 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
82/3 of Lily's garden is vegetables. 1/2 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
9Each shelf Maya builds is 1 1/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 2 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Each shelf Omar builds is 2 1/2 feet long. How many feet of wood for 5 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
114/5 of Aiden's garden is vegetables. 4/6 of the vegetable part is tomatoes. What fraction of the whole garden is tomatoes?
Answer: ______________ of the garden
12Each shelf Lily builds is 3 3/4 feet long. How many feet of wood for 3 shelves?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Multiplying fraction stories
- 1. 1/3 of the garden
- 2. 28/3 feet
- 3. 2/15 of the garden
- 4. 1/12 of the garden
- 5. 27/5 feet
- 6. 11/2 feet
- 7. 1/12 of the garden
- 8. 1/3 of the garden
- 9. 5/2 feet
- 10. 25/2 feet
- 11. 8/15 of the garden
- 12. 45/4 feet
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